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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Uzbekistan to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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